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One of the primary concerns
that has often plagued the mind of a person who outsources is a loss of control
over the outsourced work. 'I am going to lose all control over my outsourced
work. A bunch of strangers in a foreign land are going to handle it and I won't
be able to control any part of how it should be executed' are just some of the
thoughts that sometimes override the desire to outsource even when it is
needed. But now, that no longer need be the case. Outsourcing and work control
can indeed be synonymous!

This anxiety is not without
some justification. In its early years, outsourcing to offshore freelancers
left most companies and individuals with little choice other than to place their
work, their trust and their money in the hands of virtually faceless strangers
working in a remote Third World destination. However, things aren't so dismal
these days. This is because, it is indeed possible to take control of your work
even though it has been outsourced. It all hinges on the choice of the
outsourcing partner.

Here's the thing. Say you've
outsourced copywriting for one of your ongoing marketing campaigns to a
talented freelancer from India. Now, this person may turn in great copy but then
there would be days when you would be less than satisfied. Unfortunately, since
you both work in conflicting time zones and there is no way you can really have
a real conversation with this freelancer to discuss work, written instructions
via emails is the only other alternative. Since Third World countries are
notorious for power outages and fluctuating broadband connectivity, emails
getting delayed is not infrequent. The net result is not just loss of
productive hours and stalled work but also a feeling of helplessness since you
really have no clue what this freelancer is working on, whether your work is
being accorded the desired priority and how far has it really progressed.

Understanding this very real
concern and the fact that, offshore freelancing, by its very nature was
handicapped to tackle issues of reliability and close client-freelancer
collaboration, some outsourcing companies came up with something totally
different. VirtualEmployee.com, one of the top outsourcing vendors in India,
was the first to introduce the revolutionary new concept of the 'virtual
employee'. This virtual employee is simply a remote employee who functions
exactly like a local employee except that this resource works out of the
offices of the remote outsourcing company in India. The virtual employee
becomes your own resource, working exclusively only for you and your
organization, instead of multiple clients like the average freelancer.

That is not all. You also
stand to gain all the advantages of an offshore unit, with the vendor's office
acting as an extension of your own local office here in India. This effectively
means that your virtual employee works from a well-maintained office, having
their own spacious workstations, the latest Dell or HP laptop, all computer peripherals
such as headphones, webcam, fax, scanner, etc, and fast and stable lease line
connections. The bonanza continues with the vendor's entire staff (HR,
accounts, IT) taking care of your remote employee for you, handling all the
non-work related issues, and leaving you and your virtual employee free to
focus only on work.

So, instead of depriving
yourself of the benefits of outsourcing for fear of loss of control, be wise in
your selection of the outsourcing vendor.

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